Summary of this document: Nothing can really be known for sure, so just strive to be a good person
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In trying to learn more about things, somehow I have less confidence that I know anything at all. The feeling is like picking where I’d like to have the least evidence for my philosophy. Since knowing 100% for sure truth isn’t an option. Also, it was very time consuming to try to justify each position, so I’m open to talking more about why some things I thought were the case are the case. By the way, I’m definitely open to respectful discussion about all of these topics ^-^. This is just version 1 I made over the course of about 10 hours.
The universe:
0 - The universe actually exists
1 - There is only atoms and void
2 - All Atoms follow natural law
3 - The universe is deterministic
4 - The universe began by natural causes
5 - god is likely a human invention
6 - Life began by chance and without intention
7 - There is no divinely objective moral truth
8 - Knowing something with 100% certainty is impossible
9 - Knowing whether any philosophy is 100% correct is impossible
10 - Truth mainly comes from our experiences
Some interesting razors, paradoxes, and laws to keep in mind
Your place in it:
Meaning of life
11 - The purpose of life is to live such that you minimize the net destructive mental and emotional pain(”Ataraxia”) and destructive physical pain(”Aponia”) of yourself and others
Ethics
12 - Ethics should be approached primarily from an emotional, rather than cognitive perspective
Implied conduct to yourself and to others
13 - supports 11 - Make your self worth and self confidence robust to circumstance. Don’t stake any of your self worth on anything external.
14 - supports 11 - Participate fully in base reality as frequently as possible
15 - supports 11 - Despite 3,6,7,8 - constantly look and self reflect for the mental and emotional truth that most seems to be the case
16 - supports 11 - Despite 3,6,7 - be kind, empathetic, and a good person to yourself and others
17 - supports 11 - Do your best to refrain from anything that inhibits 11, 13 → 16.
(below this are some random things that I’m going to add in the next version)
bad = not conducive to fulfillment, or the mitigation of unconstructive mental or physical discomfort
god = conducive to fulfillment and/or the mitigation of unconstructive mental or physical discomfort